PIA05322: Grooving in Trenchtown (computer animation)
This screenshot from a computer-generated animation shows NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's arm exploring the trench dug by one of its wheels. The rover's arm is designed to examine rocks and soil for signs of past water on Mars.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer 
 Product Size:  1092 x 724 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05322.tif (1.137 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05322.jpg (77.74 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:
This image is a screenshot from a computer-generated animation showing the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's arm exploring the trench dug by one of its wheels. The rover's arm, or instrument deployment device, holds a suite of scientific instruments designed to examine rocks and soil for signs of past water on Mars. One of these instruments, the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer, is shown here investigating the trench. The movie was generated from data taken by the rover's onboard sensors.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-02-19